Collar and tie device



March 13, 1951 F. w. COFFING 2,545,020

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Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'COLLARAND TIE DEVICEFredrick W. Cofling, Danville, Ill.

' Application August 11, 1949, Serial No. 109,782

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a collar and tie device.

One chief object of the present invention is to provide means which whenapplied will hold down shirt collar tips, hold the collar tips taut andstraight, hold the tie up against the neckband of the shirt and preventlateral slippage of the tie knot.

Another chief object of the present invention is to provide means forthe accomplishment of the foregoing which requiresno special fabricationof or formation in the shirt.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means which willnot tear the tie in its repeated use with said means.

The chief feature of the present invention resides in the unitaryelement utilized, two being applied to a shirt, which two elementscooperate together and with the shirt and tie to accomplish theaforesaid objectives.

Other objects and features of the invention will be setforth more fullyhereinafter.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawing, Fig. l is a front elevation of the collar and frontportion of the shirt immediately contiguous thereto and of a tied tie ofthe four-in-hand type and with the invention applied thereto, partsbeing broken away to show other parts in detail.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the unitary element embodied in theinvention.

The invention proper is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings wherein I is theshank or stem and Illa is the free end thereof which is preferably notsharpened. A substantially rigid L-shaped portion is provided for thepurpose of accommodating and receiving in one loop formed thereby thetie of the user. This loop is defined by a curved arm I! angularlydisposed upwardly in off set relation to the shank and by the portion i2which is curled inwardly and downwardly to a point in proximity to saidshank. Said substantially L-shaped portion is connected to the oppositeend of the shank by the return bend portion 3. The free end l2a of saidL-shaped portion is in the form of an outward return bend whichterminates immediately contiguous to said arm H at its juncture withcurled portion I2. The portions H], H, I2 and I3 form a tieaccommodating loop in order to permit ready application of the tie tothe loop together with removal therefrom in a ready and easy manner toreduce wear upon the tie. In order to facilitate positioning of the tiewithin the loop the bend I3 is of yielding character.

Reference will now be had to Fig. 1 wherein l4 and I5 indicateshirtfront portions that may be buttoned together as at I6. These portionsterminate at the upper portions in the shirt band IT to which the collar18 is secured,

The collar includes the tips l9. Collars may be of double face type orbe single face with an inturned hem. In either instance sewings 20--2lare provided. This is conventional shirt formation regardless of collarheight,- length of tip or inclination of the collar forward edge 22.

The invention, to accomplish the purposes aforesaid, utilizes twoidentical elements as previously described. Each has its shank end Illa.applied to the underside of the collar immediately contiguous to itsconnection to the band I! and the collar edge 22. The end penetrates thecon-, cealed 01' back layer of the collar at 23 and the shank isextended downwardly between the layers and between edge 22 and sewing20. It is thus disposed parallel to the edge 22.

When so disposed the element will hold the collar relatively stiff andstraight at its edge 22. When the shirt is worn and two such elementsare applied to the collar with the L-shaped portions directed towardsthe body of the shirt, the tie 25 may be passed between collar and bandand the tie ends then can be readily passed upwardly into the tie loops.

Thus the elements are stabilized in position to hold down the collartips. Also since the tie is trapped in the so-called loops it cannotslip down on the shirt. The tie may be tied in any knot form and herein26 indicates the knot thereof and 21 the ends. When the tie is tiedobviously the loops l [-12 prevent the knot from either slipping downand exposing band button 30 or slipping laterally.

It will be apparent that two of these singular elements which areidentical can be easily applied to and detached from substantially allshirts and when applied cooperate with the collar, the tie and eachother to accomplish the four-fold objective.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in great detailin the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be consideredas illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The invention claimed is:

1. A collar and tie device for locating a tie knot comprising a pair ofunitary members, each member being adapted to be attached to the opposededges of the tips of acollar, each member comprising an elongated shankof substantially rigid character having a return bend portion formed atone end thereof, an upwardly and inwardly directed resilient arm ofappreciably shorter length than said shank connected at one end to saidreturn bend portion, the other end of said arm terminating in adownwardly and outwardly directed loop having a portion abutting saidshank, said loops serving to locate a tie knot and to retain it againstlateral movej t-iv a. r\ z;.-:. im r 2. A collar and tie device forlocating a tie knot and retaining it against lateral movement comprisinga pair of identical members adapted to be attached to the opposed edges.pflthe ,tips of a collar, each member comprising aneloiig'atd shank ofsubstantially rigid character-Having a return bend formed at one endthereof, and an upwardly and inwardly directedresilient' hook portionconnected to said return bend, saidhook portion being of appreciablyshorter length than 1 sha en e rin it t m and igrmed in a v araivfajnfi't -rldlvf iii cted lj p .sai 16 1 ,H r i "f e fi q l herec abuttin PaidShan .q l ar a i devic iq locatin a ti (met ri an swea r se m 2 suestafian I id' am te adape P? J??? .eii ehs ztp the tie a 'acenfie cc of}collartip, said shank having a re urnl endfd med atone end thereof, an nlrei imewaiely crani m qr re ilien character having a length appreciablyshorter than the length of said shank and being connected at one end tosaid return bend, the other end of said arm terminating in a downwardlyand outwardly directed 100p having a portion abutting said shank.

4. A collar stifiener, a collar tip hold down, tie anchor and tie knotlocater device comprising LanQQIcingateQsEank adaptegl tog e attached to0 l the tie adlacent edge "are 'collar, a curved arm of resilientcharacter of a length appreciably Tshorter than the length of said shankand being hcpnnected to one end thereof by a return bend, saidai'f'rfxtending substantially parallel to said vl5 -shankiportiori" inupwardly spaced inwardly ofiset Barre-ewe men The following preferencesare of record in the a I file nLthis patent: knot; a d retaining tagainst lateral movement 2- "UNITED STATES PATEN'rs Numbe am .at.

11,700,015 Richardson ",1 an. 22, 1929 143357138 kramer and. 2. 11929 302,004,288 Krick Junell, 1935

